Daily Compliance News: April 7, 2025, The Whistleblowers Awarded Edition
Welcome to the latest edition of our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. In this issue, we explore key regulatory updates and emerging trends to help you stay informed and ahead in today’s dynamic compliance environment. The...more
Amendments to the Cayman Islands Proceeds of Crime Act came into effect on 2 January 2025 and include revisions to the suspicious activity report (SAR) process to the Financial Reporting Authority (FRA). In addition to a...more
The Cayman Islands recently received an early Holiday gift when the EU Commission published a regulation in mid-December paving the way to remove Cayman from its list of ‘high-risk’ countries for AML/CFT purposes. The...more
The Financial Action Task Force last Friday announced that it was removing the Cayman Islands from its ‘Grey List’ for increased monitoring in AML matters. This listing has had no direct impact on the fund finance world...more
Following industry consultation, on 30 August 2023 the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ("CIMA") issued updated Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation...more
On February 21, 2022, Commission Delegated Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union which will add the Cayman Islands to the list of countries that have been identified by the European Commission...more
As avid LinkedIn users will no doubt be aware, the EU’s focus on lists of various types continues and the Cayman Islands looks set to be added to the EU’s list of “high risk countries” for anti-money laundering at the end of...more